The Beacon Program at Children's Mercy Hospital helps streamline medical care for children with multiple issues.

The Beacon Program at Children's Mercy Hospital helps streamline medical care for children with multiple issues.

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Updated: 11:19 AM CST Feb 17, 2016

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WEBVTT OVERWHELMING. THERE IS A CLINIC EMBRACING THOSE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES, OFFERING A BEACON OF HOPE. MARCUS IS A HAPPY LITTLE BOY, BUT AT AGE TWO, HE ALREADY FACES A MOUNTAIN OF MEDICAL CHALLENGES. BORN WITH A VERY RARE GENETIC DEFECT INFECTING HIS HEART, HEARING, AND VISION, AND ASPECTS OF HIS DEVELOPMENT. >> HE HAS TROUBLE SWALLOWING. HE'S GOT VERY POOR MUSCLE TONE. HE CAN'T SIT OR STAND ON HIS OWN. I'M A O MOM, AND I WORRIED HE WON'T TALK. KELLY: THAT'S WHY HE IS HERE, AT THE BEACON CLINIC, WHERE A PRIMARY CARE TEAM OVERSEES ALL HIS CARE, COORDINATING EVERY SPECIALIST, ANYTIME. >> IT IS COMPLICATED AND MESSY AND YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE LOST. AND THEY CAN HELP GUIDE YOU. KELLY: THE CLINIC IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AS A PATIENT CENTERS MEDICAL HOME. T HEY CAN SIMPLIFY THINGS FOR PARENTS. >> THEY ARE GOING THROUGH SO MUCH, AND THEY HAVE SO MANY DIFFERENT RESPONSIBILITIES. IT CAN HELP ALLEVIATE AND PROVIDE CARE AND GUIDANCE. KELLY: FO TASHA, THE CLINIC

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Program at Children's Mercy helps streamline care for young patients

The Beacon Program at Children's Mercy Hospital helps streamline medical care for children with multiple issues.